It’s the question on every forum this week: What’s happening at E3 2021? Will we finally see footage of the hotly anticipated Breath of the Wild 2? Will there be news on Elder Scrolls? Can Ratchet and Clank be as delightful as it looks? And is there any chance our non-gamer family and friends will […]
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Throughout June, GeekMom celebrates Pride Month with lots of LGBTQ content. Follow the Pride Month tag to find all the content in one space (including LGBTQ content from previous years), and keep checking back for more throughout the month. Today’s book review is The Deepest Breath by Meg Grehan. Please note: This post contains affiliate […]
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The board game (and board game-related!) news that caught our attention for the week ending June 11, 2021.
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If you’re looking for the ideal gift for your own GeekDad, few things are as rewarding and versatile as a Nintendo Switch to call his very own!
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Throughout June, GeekMom celebrates Pride Month with lots of LGBTQ content. Follow the Pride Month tag to find all the content in one space (including LGBTQ content from previous years) and keep checking back for more throughout the month. Today’s book review is Ace of Spades by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé. Please note: This post contains affiliate […]
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Does dad want to be a grill master, but you don’t have space for a BBQ? Try this electric indoor grill for the perfect sear; just $56 today!
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This summer’s Be the Artist 2021 will help readers discover visual art-related words. The Words: Diptych and Triptych Most people may recognize the prefixes in these words means “two” and “three,” but this is more than just drawing two or three pictures of the same theme. Diptychs and triptychs are pieces consisting of two or […]
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I’ve always loved clicky keyboards, but my iMac has been sadly quiet. Recently I got a chance to try out the K3 Ultra-Slim Wireless Mechanical Keyboard from Keychron.
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Most of our planet is covered by the ocean. We’re talking more than 70%. That’s a lot of water. And a lot of marine life. We are still discovering new life in some of the most amazing underwater sites. However, for those of us still on land, the oceans produce at least 50% of our […]
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Why do I get so excited about crowdfunding—and is that a bad thing?
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The board game (and board game-related!) news that caught our attention for the week ending June 4, 2021.
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Back in March, I wrote up the Leaf’d gardening subscription service. It’s a fantastic company that provides quality seeds and healthy seedlings, along with educational material and guides, to help your kids and family learn to garden together. This post is a follow-up to that one. Now that we’ve had a couple months of the […]
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In this month’s Between the Bookends, Sophie reviews five books including the latest from John Green, a fun middle-grade about football (soccer), and an own voices look at the history of the Metis people in graphic novel form. Please note: This post contains affiliate links. All author/illustrator photos are credited to themselves. The Burning Girls, […]
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The month of June begins next week and with it the summer season and time to “Be the Artist” once again. In past summers, we’ve traveled around the globe and traveled through time. We have even covered artists who use their work for a wide range of purposes, from activism to advertising, education, and entertainment. This […]
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Adrian Tchaikovsky is back with another enthralling sprawling space opera, ‘Shards of Earth.’
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Light fascinates me. It can be natural or artificial. It can be manipulated and it can manipulate us. By creating light, we think we are in control of our domain. But if we’re honest with ourselves, we need light more than it would ever need us. It protects us from the shadows, nourishes our food, […]
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The board game (and board game-related!) news that caught our attention for the week ending May 28, 2021.
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Hands up if you or anyone in your family has had an unusual amount of anxiety in the past twelve months. I have suffered with anxiety and mild depression for many years. When my son was 18 months old, I suffered a panic attack in Boston’s Faneuil Hall. It was a wake-up call for how […]
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This summer will see many varied releases from Wizards of the Coast and partnering teams to celebrate the Forgotten Realms and its most famous hero: Drizzt Do’Urden.
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When was the last time you threw a paper airplane? Those nice smooth creases, using your thumbnail to make it just right. Turning up the edges to create some form of a flap and pretending to know what it does. (Don’t lie, you know you did it too.) Adding a little more detail to the […]
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The Marvel Cinematic Universe has brought us some outstanding programming. The MCU has moved on to Phase Four, and we have 8 installments coming this year.
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What do you get when you combine ex-ThinkGeek employees, ‘D&D’-inspired board games, and party-style drinking games? You get this.
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The board game (and board game-related!) news that caught our attention for the week ending May 21, 2021.
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The Majapahit empire is expanding. Gain the esteem of the islanders of Buru, and King Hayam Wuruk may appoint you to be his governor.
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Dear Fellow Mothers, I hope your Mother’s Day was the relaxing day that you needed. I also recognize that, since kids are involved, there was a good chance there was some level of shenanigans that landed anywhere in the range of “isn’t that funny” to “are you freaking kidding me?” My husband and boys got […]
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Museums have changed a lot over the years. Not just in my lifetime, but across many years. The focus usually remains the same: sharing knowledge. To share a moment of cultural exchange. To give us insight into another life, whether years ago or miles away. That’s an important feature to celebrate and hold on to. […]
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The board game (and board game-related!) news that caught our attention for the week ending May 14, 2021.
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New ‘He-Man’ toys, a new cartoon, and finally a release date. Oh, it’s a good year to be an ’80s kid.
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Everything is cuter if you make it smaller. People are cuter as babies. Cats are cuter as kittens. Those miniature tents they have on display in camping stores are far cuter than the life size ones. When I began my adventure with Toft’s collection of crocheted animals, it was not long before my offspring requested […]
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Nearly one month of fun from Chicago children’s music performer
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